2023-117C

NORAD 57582· COSPAR 2023-117C· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· SSO

Launch

Launched on Aug 10, 2023 from Launch Area 95A, China aboard a Ceres-1.

Ceres-1 | 7 satellites →

Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:15 UTC

Orbit class

SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)

Operator

Chinese Government

Country

China

Manufacturer

—

Launched

Aug 10, 2023

Mass

—

Apogee

436 km

Perigee

427 km

Inclination

97.40°

Period

1.55 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for 2023-117C across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend

Decaying

Change

-8.2 km

Rate

-0.14 km/day

Now

427 × 436 km

Apogee Perigee

Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.

Launched with

One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2023-117 (Ceres-1 | 7 satellites).

2023-117F · 57585

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